Vladimir Marić
Cluster Manager for Tea Category · Orbico Group
Vladimir Marić graduated in media practices with television studies at Bedfordshire University in Luton, Great Britain. He spent most of his career in sales and distribution of consumer products, working in managerial positions at Procter & Gamble, the manufacturer of well-known brands such as Ariel, Lenor, Gillette and Pampers.
He established the London office of the well-known producer of point-of-sale material, BG Reklam, and launched their business in the UK market, working with clients such as Google, Philips, Dyson and JTI.
He is currently employed at Orbico Group, the largest distributor of consumer goods in Europe, where he manages the business category of teas for the markets of 18 countries, worth over 35 million euros.
Vladimir is a great advocate of social entrepreneurship and digital transformation. He dedicated five years of his career to the development of social entrepreneurship, working at the Mozaik Foundation (BiH) and the ACT Group (Croatia), and on women's entrepreneurship development projects through the 787 Foundation (BiH). So far, he has helped over 300 entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia to develop their business models and open new markets. Together with several consulting firms from the region, he worked on conducting assessment and creating digital transformation plans for micro and small businesses.
He is the co-author of two studies on "Corruption Perception Study 2004 - Bosnia and Herzegovina" and "National Integrity System Study for Bosnia and Herzegovina" published by Transparency International BiH, and case studies of female entrepreneurs who built business resilience through the BizUp program, published by the 787 Foundation (BiH).
Vladimir is an active trainer on social entrepreneurship and business model development.